1982 San Diego Chargers Statistics
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (6-3)
Location: San Diego, California
1982 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, San Diego paced the circuit with 288 points. At the same time, the defensive unit allowed 221 points. Dan Fouts passed for 2,883 yards. Kellen Winslow grabbed 54 passes, while Wes Chandler accumulated 1,032 receiving yards.
Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 569 yards for the Chargers, and James Brooks also aided the ground game.
Tim Fox snatched 4 opponent throws. Keith Ferguson topped the defensive unit with 4.5 sacks.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1982 San Diego Chargers lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Dan Fouts | 330 | 204 | 61.8 | 2883 | 8.7 | 17 | 5.2 | 11 | 3.3 | 44 | 12 | 94 | 93.3 | Chuck Muncie | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 83 | 27.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 | Ed Luther | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | Kellen Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 338 | 208 | 61.5 | 3021 | 8.9 | 19 | 5.6 | 12 | 3.6 | 66 | 12 | 94 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chuck Muncie | 138 | 569 | 4.1 | 27 | 8 | James Brooks | 87 | 430 | 4.9 | 48 | 6 | John Cappelletti | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 | Wes Chandler | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 | Dan Fouts | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 9 | 1 | Jim Jodat | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | Ricky Bell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | Ed Luther | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 267 | 1121 | 4.2 | 48 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Kellen Winslow | 54 | 721 | 13.4 | 40 | 6 | Wes Chandler | 49 | 1032 | 21.1 | 66 | 9 | Charlie Joiner | 36 | 545 | 15.1 | 43 | 0 | Chuck Muncie | 25 | 207 | 8.3 | 39 | 1 | James Brooks | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 | Eric Sievers | 12 | 173 | 14.4 | 26 | 1 | John Cappelletti | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 | Dwight Scales | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 29 | 1 | Scott Fitzkee | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 1 | Bobby Duckworth | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 55 | 0 | Jim Jodat | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 208 | 3021 | 14.5 | 66 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Rolf Benirschke | 34 | 32 | 94.1 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 94.1 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 80 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Maury Buford | 21 | 868 | 41.3 | 71 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 868 | 41.3 | 71 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | James Brooks | 33 | 749 | 22.7 | 47 | 0 | Jim Jodat | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | Andre Young | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 16 | 0 | Hank Bauer | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | Eric Sievers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | Ricky Bell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Andrew Gissinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 890 | 19.8 | 47 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tim Fox | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 35 | 0 | Cliff Thrift | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | Mike Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Andre Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | Bob Gregor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Jeff Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 35 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Keith Ferguson | 4.5 | 0.0 | Gary Johnson | 4.0 | 0.0 | Rick Ackerman | 3.0 | 0.0 | Louie Kelcher | 2.0 | 0.0 | Woodrow Lowe | 2.0 | 0.0 | Leroy Jones | 1.5 | 0.0 | Wilbur Young | 1.0 | 0.0 | Linden King | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Dan Fouts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cliff Thrift | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andre Young | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ray Preston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leroy Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Linden King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dewey Selmon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louie Kelcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | James Brooks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Muncie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Luther | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Laird | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pete Holohan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Keith Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Fox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Macek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kellen Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 80 | Chuck Muncie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Wes Chandler | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Kellen Winslow | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | James Brooks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Eric Sievers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dwight Scales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Scott Fitzkee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gary Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 286 |
